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City Council Meeting Minutes October 6, 2015 Page 13 of 26 1. Consistent with Comp Plan 2. Lend Economic Stability, compatible with character of surrounding areas 3. Use is adequate for internal efficiency 4. External effects are controlled 5. Adequate amount of proper pedestrian and vehicular circulation Planning Commission Action: Conditions of Approval: 1. The Community Garden shall be available to Louisville residents only. 2. The City shall increase the visibility of the Lincoln and Griffith intersection to raise awareness to the presence of cross traffic and pedestrians. 3. No electronic amplified sound will be permitted. 4. A floodplain development permit is granted by the City's Board of Adjustment. Board of Adjustment Action: The applicant's floodplain development permit request was heard and approved by the Board Adjustment on August 19, 2015. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommended City Council approve Resolution No. 70, Series 2015, with no conditions. PUBLIC COMMENTS Mary Ann Heaney, Sustainability Board Member, 1117 LaFarge Avenue, Louisville, CO presented a slide show of community gardens. She outlined the benefits of the community garden and voiced her hope this would be the first of many community gardens in Louisville. Robin Rathweg, 605 W. Hawthorne Street, Louisville, CO reviewed the concerns expressed by public members. She noted there will be rules and contracts required for a garden plot. The fee is $100.00, plus $25.00, the $25.00 is refundable if the area is cleaned up after the gardening season. There is a requirement for every gardener to commit to two hours per month to work on the community garden as a whole. It is an organic garden. There will be tool sheds for gardeners to store their tools. Priority will be given to neighbors. Christina Staton, 1411 Garfield Court, Louisville, CO read an article from the Louisville Times. She voiced her concern over a garden built on a flood plain and fences and tool sheds over a drainage ditch. She stated flooding can occur along a drainage ditch. She felt the garden would bring more traffic and congestion and the proposal for a lottery system will bring outsiders to the neighborhood. She was concerned a non - profit group would be governing public land. She recommended using the Harney /Lastoka community garden's 40 spaces. She opposed the community garden. Dave Clabots, 725 Lincoln Avenue, Louisville, CO supported the community garden proposal. He has been a gardener for over 30 years and has never had his garden flooded. He felt this proposal would be good for the community.